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This is a list of cities in South Asia thought to have been founded before the 8th century (before the rise of the Pala Empire). In alphabetical order. Amaravati; Anga (modern day Bhagalpur) Bharuch; Ayadhya (modern day kanyakumari) Badayun; Banbhore (now in Pakistan) Barbarikon (now in Pakistan) Bayana; Bhattiprolu; Bhinmal; Bhokardan ...
Established as the ancient city of Indraprastha, the later capital of the Kuru empire (after Hastinapura) by the ruling Kuru dynasty, around 12th-9th BCE over the Upper Ganges-Yamuna doabs of Northern India. Varanasi: Kashi India: c. 1200 BC [125] [126] Oldest continuously inhabited city in India. Finds its mention in Ancient Vedas. Sayram ...
This category includes the cities, towns, villages, hamlets, pilgrim-places, hermitages and other localities of concentrated human settlements of ancient India mentioned in the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana as well as the Puranas
Pataliputra (IAST: Pāṭaliputra), adjacent to modern-day Patna, Bihar, [1] was a city in ancient India, originally built by Magadha ruler Ajatashatru in 490 BCE, as a small fort (Pāṭaligrāma) near the Ganges river. [2] [3] Udayin laid the foundation of the city of Pataliputra at the confluence of two rivers, the Son and the Ganges.
Vaishali, Vesali or Vaiśālī was an ancient city located in present-day Bihar, India. It is now an archaeological site and forms part of the Vaishali District in Tirhut Division. [1] It was the capital city of the Vajjika League of Vrijji mahajanapada, considered one of the first examples of a republic around the 6th century BCE.
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
Tamralipta or Tamralipti (Pali: Tāmaliti) was an ancient port city and capital of Suhma kingdom in ancient India, located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. [1] The Tamluk town in present-day Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, is generally identified as the site of Tamralipti. [2] It was located near the Rupnarayan river.
A map of Alexander's campaign in ancient India. During his invasion of the Indus Valley , Alexander the Great was able to gain control of Taxila ( Ancient Greek : Τάξιλα ) [ 46 ] in 326 BCE without a battle, as the city was surrendered by its ruler, king Omphis (Āmbhi). [ 43 ]